Better home and garden would be PROUD! So yesterday T- and I were sitting in Borders and doing that thing that's making them go out of business -- reading in their store without buying anything. I just bought myself an iced tea latte and when a cupcake book caught my eye... My good lord, there … Continue reading Cherry Vanilla Almond Cupcakes with Cherry Almond Buttercream!
Author: Mita
Cupcake Decorations…
I was in the weirdest mood yesterday starting after 7th period. Floopy. floopyfloopyfloopyfloopy. I taught my 8th period all the material...but I was sliding...literally sliding my feet across the floor instead of picking them up. During practice time...I sat in my rolly-chair and rolled to all my students. Crazy me, crazy. But the bell rang, … Continue reading Cupcake Decorations…
New Title.
So basically the story goes as follows: Cheesecake take 1: 1. I decided to make cheesecake on a whim. 2. I use a new cheesecake recipe..and read it incorrectly...(let's just say it called for 3 packages of cream cheese...I used one) 3. I mix all the ingredients together...and notice its a little water-y/eggy, think nothing … Continue reading New Title.
Spring Break + Chocolate Scones!
March 14th - March 18th -- Spring Break 2011. This may conjure up images of drunken beach parties, beach volleyball, uncommitted spring-flings, and overall tom-foolery. Now, picture it my way: best friends, Franzia, books upon books, no grading, no lesson planning, and lots of sleeping. Oh yeah, and a beach 🙂 Spring Break 2011 marks … Continue reading Spring Break + Chocolate Scones!
My Disgusted Response to Mr. McKinley
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/us/09assault.html?_r=1&hpw So the gist of this horrid story is that an 11-year-old girl was raped by a 18 guys between the ages of middle-school to 27 in east Texas for hours. That's it. It's awful, and that poor girl must have been so scared. The title of my post is meant for two things: 1. … Continue reading My Disgusted Response to Mr. McKinley
My First Recipe! Lime Cupcakes with Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Okay, so the title is a little bit of a lie. I didn't make the recipe, I modified a vanilla cupcake recipe from http://www.joyofbaking.com I was bored of the sweet potato pie (that T- demanded I make every week with puppy dog eyes mixed with random growls -- honestly, I feared for my life), and … Continue reading My First Recipe! Lime Cupcakes with Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Ways to say "howdy doody" to your neighbors without freaking them out :-)
So we actually have neighbors now, and I decided to say hello 🙂 But how can you say hello without a treat? Soooo...my lovely mom (who was visiting) got two-bite brownies from Costco and said I should give those to our neighbors (instead of laboring over sugar cookies as I was planning to do -- … Continue reading Ways to say "howdy doody" to your neighbors without freaking them out 🙂
Lemon Curd Recipe + New House
So my parents are here this weekend, and I decided I wanted to make super yummy food for them. Something new and different that I haven't made before...so I decided to make crepes, which are new...BUT I wanted to kick them up with Lemon Curd and homemade chocolate ganache. The lemon curd turned out AMAZING, … Continue reading Lemon Curd Recipe + New House
Ambulances at School and Cranberry Hootycreeks
Another day, another recipe. This one is from last weekend -- I decided I needed a new type of cookie, and I remembered the ones I had in California, they amazing cranberry, oatmeal, white chocolate cookies with pecans in them...so I went on a quest to find the recipe. Let me tell you something -- … Continue reading Ambulances at School and Cranberry Hootycreeks
Revamp + Update since 12/27/2010
So I haven't updated this blog since before break. I've been back in school for a couple of weeks now, so I figured it was time to actually update this thing based on how I've been and also the changes and not so change-y changes in my life. First of all, on 12/27/2010, while in … Continue reading Revamp + Update since 12/27/2010
The Clumsy Cook 